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'The only cure is a Labour government': Tory MP and doctor Dan Poulter defects over NHS 'chaos'

Sky News Saturday, 27 April 2024
Conservative MP and former health minister Dan Poulter has defected to Labour in frustration at the worsening NHS crisis.
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